Chapter 86
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Inside the Third Prince's residence.
A thin gray figure passed through the doorway and walked into Xiao Yunyan's study. He reported to the prince in embroidered robes, "Your Highness, the banquet tonight has been prepared. It's set up in the Copper Sparrow Restaurant. We're just waiting for Your Highness and the young masters to arrive before the banquet begins."
Under the screen painted with vivid images of beauties, Xiao Yunyan looked at the list of girls who had just been disposed of. He was speechless for a long time. Hearing the strategist's voice, he came back to his senses and nodded, "The maids serving tonight —"
The strategist in gray whispered, "Don't worry, Your Highness. The maids tonight are all new to the residence. No one will be able to find anything that can be used against them."
Xiao Yunyan mumbled, "That's good. Sixth Prince was raised by his mother and is very scheming. He also has the Crown Prince of Nanping. He usually doesn't attend these banquets, but he agreed to my invitation tonight. He's also an unfathomable person. Right now, the situation outside is tense. It's better not to take risks. "
The strategist laughed. His hoarse voice was like a vulture waiting for food in a graveyard. "Is Your Highness worried about that rumor?"
Xiao Yunyan's eyebrows jumped. His wrinkled eyebrows were full of hesitation and indecision. "The rumor outside is that the female corpse found in Phoenix Terrace is called Niinu. Do you think —"
The strategist comforted him, "Your Highness, don't worry. You're the son of the true dragon. Demons and evil spirits wouldn't dare to act rashly. Also, Furui saw her take her last breath with his own eyes. It was handled cleanly. The manor also checked. There were no abnormalities. No one will suspect our Third Prince's residence. "
"That's good."
Xiao Yunyan nodded. He lowered his head and continued to look at the list in his hand. He felt that each of his fingers was covered in blood. He immediately turned the list upside down on the table and said hesitantly, "Sir, do you think I'm doing the right thing?"
The grey-robed strategist walked over and lit the beauty lamp on the table. He moved the candlelight in front of Xiao Yunyan and said in a hoarse voice, "Your Highness, those who achieve great things do not bother about trifles. Which wise emperor in history did not have blood on his hands before he ascended the throne? To say something disgraceful: Even if it was your Imperial Father, can you guarantee that he had nothing to do with the chaos in the palace twenty-five years ago? Then why did His Majesty faint in fright when Empress Zhou's soul returned?
Your Highness, you are the eldest son of His Majesty. You should inherit the throne. What he was doing now was just to control those fence-sitters and prevent them from swaying left and right. As for those foolish women, they are infatuated with power and beauty. It has nothing to do with you. After they died, you also took good care of them, so Your Highness need not take it to heart. "
Looking at the dancing candlelight in front of him, Xiao Yunyan looked a little absent-minded. "Is it really like this?"
"Yes." The strategist nodded with certainty. He picked up the white handkerchief with the list of names on the table and held it in front of Xiao Yunyan. He bowed and advised carefully, "Since things have already started, there is no reason to give up halfway. For the prosperity of the future, the sacrifice of these ants was their glory. When you inherit the throne and prosper our Great Yue, it will be a blessing for all the people! "
"Is that so … Yes! That's it! "
The brief hesitation in Xiao Yunyan's eyes was bewitched by the words of the future described in the strategist's words. It broke inch by inch and turned into ferocious persistence. "There is no turning back! Necessary sacrifices are indispensable. The death of a hundred people in exchange for the people's livelihood, what is wrong with that? I am the eldest son of His Majesty. This throne should be mine! Only I can lead Great Yue back to the peak and create a new prosperity! "
He opened his red eyes wide and grabbed the list of names. Without hesitation, he placed it on the candle.
In an instant, the dancing flames licked the white handkerchief enthusiastically, swallowing the names that represented the lives on it and turning them into black ashes, as if they had never existed …
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